23rd Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Wildlife
Hiding Behind Stripes
A shy yet curious plains zebra peers over the backs of its herd mates in the Okavango Delta. The herd’s juxtaposition created a unique orientation of narrowly spaced stripes in the foreground yielding to widely spaced ones, and finally back to narrowly spaced stripes again on the head of the zebra.
Photo Detail
| Date Taken: | 06.2025 |
| Date Uploaded: | 11.2025 |
| Photo Location: | Botswana |
| Camera: | NIKON Z 9 |
| Copyright: | © Thomas DeLiberto |